Panchang · Marakkanam
Marakkanam Panchang Saturday, 3 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Bhadrapada Krishna Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Purattasi, day 16.
सप्तमी · Ardra
Marakkanam · sunrise 05:59 · sunset 17:59
CHOGHADIYA
Kaal
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:59
Rahu kaal
08:59
to 10:29
Abhijit
11:35
to 12:23
Nakshatra ends
01:30
Ardra → Punarvasu
Yamaganda
13:29
to 14:59
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Krishna Ashtami | 08:00 |
| Karana turns to Balava | 08:00 |
| Yoga turns to Parigha | 15:22 |
| Nakshatra turns to Punarvasu | 01:30 |
| Rahu kaal | 08:59 → 10:29 |
Lunar month Bhadrapada (amanta), solar month Purattasi with the Sun in Kanya. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Krishna Saptami | 08:00 | Krishna Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Ardra · pada 1 | 01:30 | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Variyana | 15:22 | Parigha |
| Karana | Bava | 08:00 | Balava |
| Vāra | Shanivara | Sun 05:59 | Sunday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:59
Marakkanam
Sunset
17:59
day 12h
Moonrise
23:56
waning Moon
Moonset
12:16
Moon in Ardra
03
Choghadiya
Eight periods of the day and eight of the night, each an eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset — or sunset and the next sunrise.
Day
05:59 → 17:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | loss | 05:59–07:29 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 07:29–08:59 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 08:59–10:29 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 10:29–11:59 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 11:59–13:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 13:29–14:59 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 14:59–16:29 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 16:29–17:59 | AVOID |
Night
17:59 → 05:59| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | gain | 17:59–19:29 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 19:29–20:59 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 20:59–22:29 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 22:29–23:59 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 23:59–01:29 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 01:29–02:59 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 02:59–04:29 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 04:29–05:59 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
08:59–10:29
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
13:29–14:59
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
05:59–07:29
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:35–12:23
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5908:5911:5914:5917:5920:5923:5902:5905:59
Regional panji
Day 16 of the solar month Purattasi. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Marakkanam, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.